爱尔兰共和国主教练海米尔·哈尔格里姆松周六表示，球队参加即将对阵以色列的比赛，不应被解读为接受或支持加沙发生的事件。
Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Saturday that his team’s participation in its upcoming match against Israel should not be interpreted as acceptance or support of events in Gaza.
在匈牙利德布勒森纳吉埃德球场的新闻发布会上，哈尔格里姆松表示，球员们想要明确表达：参赛并不代表认可加沙正在发生的事情。"我只是想说，通过比赛，我们并不接受正在发生的事情。如果一名球员明天踏上赛场，他并不接受、支持或同意加沙发生的任何事情。这是一种表态。" 哈尔格里姆松说，球员们因参赛面临压力，并强调他们只是遵守比赛规则。"我们不是与他们同场竞技，而是对阵他们。如果我能分享球员们的感受以及关于保护球员的问题，他们觉得在来自爱尔兰的压力下踢这场比赛，好像自己做错了什么。"当你想为之效力的国民给你施加这种压力时，那种感觉并不好。所以我们只想澄清，我们不支持加沙发生的任何事情。" 他说。
Speaking at a press conference at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary, Hallgrimsson said the players wanted to make it clear that taking part in the match was not an endorsement of what is happening in Gaza. "I'm just saying by playing, we are not accepting what is happening. If a player enters the field tomorrow, he's not accepting or supporting or agreeing to anything that's happened in Gaza. That is a statement." Hallgrimsson said the players had faced pressure over their participation and stressed that they were just following the rules of the competition. "We are not playing with, we are playing against. And if I can share the feelings of the players and the question about protecting the players, they feel like they are doing something wrong with playing this game with the pressure from Ireland. "And that's not a good feeling when you have that pressure from your own people that you want to play for. So we just want to make clear we are not supporting anything that's happening in Gaza," he said.
他补充说，爱尔兰参赛是因为比赛规则要求。"我们进行这场比赛是因为这是我们运动的规则。我们进行这场比赛是因为这是我们所在赛事的规则。这就是我们来这里的原因。我们想尊重这一点。"
He added that Ireland was participating because it was required by the competition's rules. "We are playing this picture because it's the rules of our game. We are playing this picture because it's the rules of the competition we are in. And that's the reason we are here. We want to honor that."
爱尔兰足协确认，尽管存在"不同观点"，欧国联对阵以色列的比赛将于周日在匈牙利德布勒森按计划进行。"协会在与爱尔兰共和国球员磋商后做出此决定，球员们表达了不同观点，但大多数表示比赛应照常进行。协会尊重所有参与球员的观点，并理解这些比赛的敏感性。" 协会表示。
Ireland confirmed the UEFA Nations League game against Israel to be played in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sunday will go ahead despite having "different views." "The association made this decision following consultation with the Republic of Ireland players who shared different views and a majority expressed that the fixtures should be played. The association respects the views of all players involved and appreciates the level of sensitivity concerning these fixtures," it said.
据爱尔兰媒体报道，包括门将加文·巴祖努在内的多名球员已申请退出对阵以色列的比赛。
Ireland confirmed the UEFA Nations League game against Israel to be played in Debrecen, Hungary, on Sunday will go ahead despite having "different views." "The association made this decision following consultation with the Republic of Ireland players who shared different views and a majority expressed that the fixtures should be played. The association respects the views of all players involved and appreciates the level of sensitivity concerning these fixtures," it said.
这场比赛也成为了由压力团体“爱尔兰巴勒斯坦体育运动”（Irish Sport for Palestine）发起的“停止比赛”（Stop The Game）运动的焦点。该运动呼吁爱尔兰球员退出比赛，以抗议以色列在加沙持续进行的种族灭绝行为。
According to Irish media reports, several players, including goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu, requested to withdraw from the match against Israel. The fixture has also become the focus of the Stop The Game campaign, organized by the pressure group Irish Sport for Palestine. The campaign has called on Ireland’s players to withdraw as Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues.